1.[CARLISLE] Art Property of the Late Mr.
& Mrs. Jay F. Carlisle, Comprising the Entire Contents of Their Country Home
Rosemary, East Islip, Long Island, N.Y. New York;
Parke-Bernet Galleries: January 11-15, 1938. Sale 1.

The English and French furniture, sporting art, Flemish tapestries, silver, glass,
oriental rugs & art, Georgian silver, Staffordshire and other porcelains, collected by
Wall Street millionaire Jay F. Carlisle and his wife, Mary (Pinkerton) Carlisle, daughter
of the founder of the famous detective firm.

Leslie Hyam wrote a short introduction to this catalog, and became positively lyrical
about the charms of Rosemary and its furnishings. It was (according to Harry
Havemeyer in Along the Great South Bay)- one of the
showplaces of the East and was decorated with the very finest antique furnishings in the
most tasteful way." Wesley Towner (The Elegant Auctioneers)
says that Jay Carlisle had many friends, belonged to many clubs...his
pallbearers included Walter P. Chrysler and other notables. The furnishings at
Rosemary -the snuff boxes and ivory miniatures, the sporting prints and
tinkling wine glasses- had an aura all their own.

That was a good thing for Hiram Parke and Otto Bernet, because just a short time before
they had, with about 40 loyal employees, walked out of the American Art
Association-Anderson Galleries after a power struggle with its owners, and set up on their
own in borrowed rooms. Mortgaging homes and life insurance policies, borrowing from former
clients and fellow dealers and throwing in their life savings, the small group needed a
magnificent event for their first sale-

It was clear, Towner relates, that Providence had dispatched the
Carlisles for Parkes convenience, and just in the nick of time. Hyam went out
to Islip with three teams of cataloguers. Stenographers worked double shifts, driven by
the exigencies of the cause. Photographers took pictures by day and developed them by
night, for the house was jammed with small objects -rare Staffordshire, the bronze cowboys
of Frederic Remington, a singing bird fashioned out of silver. The mere numbering and
sorting were prodigious labors, for there were, when all counted, four thousand items. And
yet, somehow, the entire catalogue was turned out in a week, and without an error.

Nine thousand people previewed the sale, and the day of the auction the 400 seats in
the hall were filled an hour before bidding began. The sale was, needless to say, a
roaring success, and the auction firm Parke-Bernet was launched. The house was torn down a
few months after the furnishings and decorations from Rosemary were dispersed.
The venerable American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, bereft of Major Parke and Otto
Bernet, did not survive for much longer than that itself. Hardcover. 7.5x10,
287 pages, 1,541 lots, b/w illustrations; original softcovers bound into neat green cloth;
some pencil notes, else a nice copy. [08536] $250.00

This was perhaps the only auction at the AAA
ever opened with an invocation-

2. [CARUSO] Illustrated Catalogue of the Rare and
Beautiful Antique Art Treasures... American and Foreign Gold Coins, and Many Operatic
Costumes, the Property of the Late Enrico Caruso. New York; The
American Art Association: March 5-8, 1923.

Enrico Caruso was a world-class collector of ancient glass and bronzes, gold coins,
Renaissance furniture, pottery and bronzes, Rhodian ceramics, Limoges enamels, watches,
textiles, and more. Caruso collected items of exquisite quality and rarity, many of which
had been in the collections of such luminaries as Morgan, Kann, Spitzer and Bardac...
opera singing obviously paid well. The auction, Wesley Towner notes in The
Elegant Auctioneers-

was perhaps the only auction at the AAA ever opened with an invocation. The
Major, looking very courtly and handsome in the new mahogany rostrum, was about to begin
when a tall man in the audience got up and said, Let us rise and stand for a few
moments in silent prayer for the great Italian-American whose collections are about to be
sold. Everyone in the room stood up, and remained standing, reverently and silently,
for a decent interval. Then the congregation sat down and proceeded to haggle over plumes,
daggers, capes, Greek coins and Byzantine amulets, Syrian bottles and Il Riccio bronzes, a
sixteenth-century altar and the gold-embroidered train of the Queen of Naples, many wigs,
the Pagliacci costume ($25 complete), many hundred specimens of glassware dating back as
far as the year 2000 B.C..

3. [GARBISCH] The Garbisch Collection. Volume One,
Two, Three and Four. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: May 12-25, 1980.
Col. Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, daughter of the motor-car guy, were
omnivorous and passionate collectors. This was the sale of the major portion of their
collections of paintings, furniture, ceramics and other arts; an exceptional and important
sale. Part One included Impressionist and Modern paintings; Part Two consisted of French
furniture, European porcelains, vertu and rugs; Part Three contained Chinese export
porcelains, European ceramics, vertu and silver, and Part Four contained important
American furniture and related decorative arts. 4 volumes. Vols. 1 & 2 are hardcovers;
Vols. 3 & 4 are softcovers. 9"x9.5", 1,695 lots, about 400-500 pages;
profusely illustrated in color and b&w; prices realised sheets stapled to title pages;
light wear. [08674] $125.00

The Greatest Sale of the 19th Century, or Perhaps Any
Century-

4. [WALPOLE] Catalogue of the Classic Contents of
Strawberry Hill, Collected by Horace Walpole. George Robins; April
25th-May 21st, 1842.

Horace Walpole [1717-1797], the 4th Earl of Orford and son of Prime Minister Robert
Walpole, built his Little Gothic Castle in Twickenham and named it Strawberry
Hill. Perhaps the most important example of Gothic Revival house architecture in England,
Strawberry Hill was filled by Walpole with his numerous collections, ranging from
engravings and paintings to enamels, silver, glass, porcelains, furniture and snuff boxes.

Nestled in his Gothic burrow and surrounded by his collections, Walpole wrote the first
Gothic horror novel, The Castle of Otranto, and penned thousands of letters
which give modern readers great insight into upper-Society life in the 18th century. The
property and collections descended through a niece, the Countess of Waldegrave, to several
generations of Earls to the 7th Earl, who, having lived a somewhat dissolute life and
faced with mounting debts, sold everything off in the mammoth 32-day sale chronicled by
this catalog.

And what did Walpole collect? Just about everything. He had armor said to have been
made for Francis I by Cellini, and a silver bell made by Cellini for Pope Clement VII; the
copy of the Iliad that Pope used for his translation, a silver gilt clock presented by
Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn on their wedding day, Cardinal Wolseys red hat, a maiolica
vase with the arms of Catherine de Medici... you get the idea.

The catalog itself caused some controversy and had to be reprinted several times before
the auction, due to the Earls dissatisfaction with the descriptions and the
overly-haphazard lotting of some of the items. The books and prints sections were
especially troublesome, with the final issue of the Books auction (Days 1-6) eventually
being expanded from 68 to 86 pages in the 6th and 7th issues (of which this is an
example). The Seventh and Eighth days sales, featuring the prints from the Round
Tower, were not even held during the main auction- a page inserted here announces that
these items will not be auctioned on the days planned, but later, as they finally were in
June, after Robins had re-catalogued much of the material and dispersed the large lots
into smaller ones.

At the beginning of the catalog there is a lengthy introduction which includes a
tour of the rooms at Strawberry Hill, discussing the decorations and objects
displayed in many of the rooms, and including some charming woodcut illustrations which
give at least some idea of what the great house and collections looked like in
Walpoles time. Hardcover. 8"x10.5", xxiv + 250 pages, lithographed
portrait frontispiece showing Walpole in front of Strawberry Hill holding a book; several
woodcut vignettes in the introductory text; bound into neat cloth; lacking original
covers; a little soil and toning, very small corner piece off the title page. [08537]
$450.00

5. [BAKER] Property of the Estate of the Late Edith
Kane Baker, Vikings Cove, Locust Valley, New York, and New York City.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: October 28-29, 1977. An extremely fine collection,
including very nice English and Continental furniture and some truly extraordinary antique
English silver. Edith Kane Baker was the widow of George F. Baker whose father, George F.
Baker, Sr., started the First National Bank of New York City (now Citibank). Edith Kane
Baker once had herself painted atop a dappled grey by Sir Alfred Munnings. They had nice
stuff. Softcover. 8.5x9.5, about 250 pages, 865 lots, b/w and some color
illustrations; prices realised sheet loosely inserted; a nice copy. [08548] $35.00

6. [CHATHAM MANOR] An Auction of the Contents of
Historic Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg, Virginia [property of] John Lee Pratt.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: May 7-8, 1976. Chatham Manor was built around 1760 for the
Fitzhugh family, and has a distinguished history. Robert E. Lee met his wife at Chatham;
Madison and Monroe were frequent visitors. During the Civil War it was headquarters for
Union generals, and only escaped destruction during the Battle of Fredericksburg when Lee
refused to shell it. Abraham Lincoln later stayed there for several days. John Lee Pratt,
a former VP at General Motors, purchased Chatham in the 1930s. He filled it with fine
American and English furniture, silver, paintings and decorations. Softcover.
8.5x9, about 100 pages, 503 lots, b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet
stapled to title page; light wear. [08543] $40.00

7. [CRANBROOK] The Cranbrook Collections. Property of
the Cranbrook Academy of Art. New York; Sotheby Parke-Bernet: May 2-5,
1972. Sale 3360. The famous art academy decided to bolster its endowment by selling much
of its art. The sale included Art Nouveau & Deco, 19th and 20th century American
paintings & sculpture, Antiquities, and Oriental arts. Softcover. 8.5x9,
195 pages, 539 lots, b/w and several color illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to
title page; some wear. [08661] $40.00

8. [DREYFUS] Contents of the Residences of the Late
Victoria Dreyfus at Madrey Farm, Brewster, New York. New York; Sotheby
Parke Bernet: June 9-12, 1976. The contents of the Bronxville and Brewster, New York
residences of Victoria Dreyfus, widow of showbiz legend Max Dreyfus. Max Dreyfus built the
music publishing firm T.B. Harms into a show business empire, discovering Jerome Kern,
George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Richard Rogers along the way. The sale included fine
American, English and European furniture, oriental antiques, garden statuary, rugs,
paintings, porcelains and more. Softcover. 9x9, about 125 pages, 1,110 lots,
b/w illustrations; prices realised sheets stapled to title page; light wear. [08544]
$35.00

9. [EL MIRADOR] The Contents of El Mirador, The
Collection of the Late Lolita Armour Higgason, in Montecito, California.
Los Angeles; Sotheby Parke Bernet: June 23-27, 1976. Lolita Armour Higgason was the
granddaughter of Philip Armour, of hot dog fortune. The current El Mirador manor was built
in the 1960s and filled with antiques and art, mostly English and European in origin.
Softcover. 8.5x9, about 250 pages, 2,072 lots, b/w illustrations; prices
realised sheets stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08545] $35.00

11. [GILPIN] The Contents of Scaleby,
Boyce, Virginia, The Property of the Estate of Kenneth N. Gilpin. New
York; Christies: June 16-17, 1981. A nice selection of American and English
furniture, as well as silver, porcelains, etc. Scaleby was built by the Gilpin
family in the early years of the 20th century, named after their ancestral castle in
England. Softcover. 8x10, 70 pages, 705 lots, 1 color and many b/w
illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08540] $35.00

13. [HARKNESS] Property from the Collection of Rebekah
Harkness at Snedens Landing, New York. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet:
May 19, 1979. The collection of the famous, or infamous, Standard Oil heiress and New York
socialite who is now the subject of a muckraking biography. Her collection included very
fine English and European furniture, paintings, decorations and garden furniture.
Softcover. 8.5x9, about 80 pages, 268 lots, 1 color and many b/w
illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; light wear, slight water
adhesion to the middle of the page bases; cover with slight adhesion loss in the middle of
the bottom edge. [08549] $35.00

15. [RATTIGAN] English Furniture of the Queen Anne,
Chippendale, Sheraton and Earlier Periods, Collection of William Frank Rattigan, C.M.G.,
London. New York; American Art Association: January 23-24, 1931. Sale
3882. (William) Frank Rattigan [1878-1952] was a career diplomat and father of noted West
End playwright Terence Rattigan. Frank Rattigans philandering brought an
undignified end to his diplomatic career, but he carried on with his
pursuits, using his sons London flat at times. The strained, complicated
relationship between Frank Rattigan and his son became a moving force behind many of
Terence Rattigans plays. Anyway, here is Franks furniture. Softcover.
7.5x10.5, 87 pages, 324 lots, b/w illustrations; light soil, library stamp on
cover, nick in fore edge. [08641] $40.00

17. [ROHKAM] The Estate of the Late William Rohkam,
Jr., Beverly Hills, California. Los Angeles; Sothebys: December
7, 1981. The auction of a very tasteful and elegant collection, including a large amount
of very good Georgian furniture, as well as oriental rugs, paintings, silver and glass,
etc. The catalog includes 6 color plates showing the furnished interior of the house.
Softcover. 8.5x9.5, about 100 pages, 360 lots, b/w and some color
illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08546] $35.00

18. [TAYLOR] The Myron C. Taylor Collection.
New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries: November 3-5, 1960 [and] November 11-12, 1960. Sales
1995 and 1996. Myron C. Taylor had an estate in Locust Valley, NY, and a townhouse in
Manhattan which housed his fabulous collection of truly extraordinary 18th century English
and earlier Continental furniture, tapestries, wooden and terra cotta sculpture, and
oriental rugs. Taylor was the Chairman and CEO of US Steel from 1932 to 1938, and then
from 1939 to 1950 he was the Personal Representative of the President of the United States
to Pope Pius XII. 2 vols. Stiff card covers. 7x10.5, 145 + 167 pages, 1093
lots, b/w illustrations; small spot on cover of Vol.2, else a very nice, clean set.
[08639] $75.00

19. [TREE] The Property from the Collection of Mrs.
Marietta Peabody Tree and the Late Ronald Tree. New York; Sotheby
Parke Bernet: October 8-9, 1976. Ronald Tree was a former editor of Forum Magazine who had
moved to England in the 1930s and set up residence in the magnificent Ditchley Park Manor.
A member of Parliament, Tree was also a friend of Churchill, who visited Ditchley Park
often during the Second World War. After the war the Trees packed up the country
house contents of the manor and moved it to New York, where they lived until the
contents were sold at this auction. A wonderful auction of country manor
furnishings and decorations. Churchill smoked and drank in these chairs... Softcover.
8.5x9.5, about 100 pages, 356 lots, b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet
stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08541] $35.00

20. [VERNEY] Property from the Collection of the Late
Gilbert Verney. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: August 25-26, 1979.
Gilbert Verney made his fortune in fabrics and invested it in good antiques and endowing
the Gilbert Verney Foundation. This on-site auction at the Verney estate in Bennington,
New Hampshire included very nice American and English antique furniture, silver, nautical
art, sporting art, and so on. Softcover. 8.5x9, about 125 pages, 518 lots, b/w
and a few color illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page ; a nice copy.
[08547] $35.00

22. Americana. New York; Sotheby
Parke Bernet: January 24-26, 1974. Sale 3596. One of the early January sales, before the
number of items sold habitually soared over the 1000 mark. The cover lot was a rare
Pilgrim Century carved and painted press cupboard from Ipswich. Softcover.
8.5x9.5, about 400 pages, 837 lots, b/w and several color illustrations;
prices realised sheet stapled to title page; light soil. [08630] $30.00

25. [CROWNINSHIELD / CHOATE] American Furniture and
Decorations 1700-1820. Collection of Edward A. Crowninshield, Stockbridge, Mass., with
fine pieces from the Private Collection of Miss Mabel Choate. New
York; American Art Association: November 8-10th, 1934. Sale 4126. Edward A. Crowninshield
was a distinguished antiquarian and a lineal descendant of the important Crowninshield
family of Salem; much of the furniture here was descended directly from the Salem
Crowninshields of the late 18th century. Walpole Society member Homer Eaton Keyes wrote
the Introduction to this catalog. Hardcover. 6.5"x9.5", 124 pages, 612 lots; b/w
illustrations; original softcovers bound into newer green cloth; a little internal soil
and vertical crease; prices note in pencil. [08647] $40.00

29. [FRAKTURS- GARBISCH COLLECTION] Important
Frakturs, Embroidered Pictures, Theorem Paintings, and Cutwork Pictures from the
Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Parts 1,2 & 3.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: January 23-24, May 8-9, & November 12, 1974. Sales
3595, 3637 & 3692. Col. Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch were omnivorous
and passionate collectors. This landmark sale set a benchmark for fraktur auctions. There
have been other major fraktur sales, Shelley comes to mind, but the Garbisch Sale was the
first strictly devoted to frakturs, and remains the most elegant. Sure some of the
frakturs here had had some restorative work done, but so has Sophia Loren. Does that make
her less the legend? 3 vols. Softcover. 8.5x9.5, 92 pages, 204 lots; 82 pages,
204 lots; 77 pages, 175 lots; prices realised sheets; light wear, but a nice set. [08640]
$175.00

30. [FRAKTURS -JACKSON COLLECTION] Rare and Unusual
Pennsylvania Furniture, Pen-Paintings and other objects, 1780-1850. The Collection of
Schuyler Brinckerhoff Jackson. New York; American Art Association /
Anderson Galleries: November 29th, 1933. Sale 4067. A pioneering collection of frakturs,
as well as a fine collection of Pennsylvania furniture and selected folk-arts. Jackson
wrote two short introductory notes to the catalog; the first is a rather poetic
introduction to the collection, the second a more down-to-earth commentary of frakturs and
his attempts to collect them when nobody else was. Hardcover. 6.5x9.5, 59
pages, 150 lots, b/w illustrations; bound into green cloth, without the original paper
covers; prices noted in pencil; a nice copy. [08650] $125.00

32. [KING HOOPER MANSION] The Important Collection of
American Antiques from the King Hooper Mansion, Marblehead, Mass. Sold by Order of Mr. I.
Sack, Boston. New York; The Anderson Galleries: December 10-11, 1926.
Sale 2112. The first of Israel Sacks famous King Hooper Mansion sales.
Sack filled the historic Marblehead mansion with period furniture and accessories, left
them on display there for a year, and then sold them all at auction; and then he did it
again. Softcover. 7.5x10, 104 pages, 304 lots, b/w illustrations; some cover
soil, a little wear; prices noted in pencil. [08642] $125.00

33. [MORRIS / COLE] Colonial and Federal Furniture and
Decorations collected and formerly owned by the late Dr. Dudley H. Morris [and] Property
of the estate of the late Arthur E. Cole. New York; American Art
Association: October 26-27, 1934. Sale 4123. Dr. Morris put together an extremely fine
collection of furniture in his house in Fieldstone, New York. Softcover.
6.5x9.5, 100 pages, 376 lots, b/w illustrations; several institutional marks,
light wear. [08644] $25.00

35. [NICHOLSON] The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy
Nicholson. New York; Christie's: January 27-28th, 1995. Sale 8082.
Certainly the premier Americana collection of the 1980s, perhaps of the last half of the
20th century. Nicholson made headlines in the 1980s when he broke record after record
buying premier pieces of American colonial and federal furniture and related decorative
arts at auction, and then made headlines again when he sold it all. The catalog Christie's
produced for the sale is a sumptuous hardcover, packed so full of color illustrations and
folding color plates that it almost explodes right off the bookshelf. Hardcover.
8.5"x11", about 350 pages, 1194 lots, jam packed with color illustrations and
plates; dj; a near fine copy. [08637] $150.00

37. [PERRY] The Marsden J. Perry Collection [of]
Chippendale Furniture...Including the Noted Chippendale Collection Assembled by Richard A.
Canfield. New York; American Art Association: April 3-4th, 1936. Sale
4247. A noted collection of English (and some American) Chippendale furniture and
accessories. Marsden J. Perry was a noted collector and Walpole Society member who bought
the John Brown house in Providence to house his collection and enlisted the help of C.L.
Pendleton to advise him on his purchases. The foundation of the Perry Collection was
actually the collection of fine Chippendale furniture assembled by another early
Walpolean, Richard A. Canfield, whose collection Perry purchased after Canfields
death. One thing about collectors- they never stop. After this auction Perry kept right on
buying, and he had another auction in 1948. Softcover. 7.5"x10.5", 143 pages,
296 lots, b/w illustrations; light wear, several small institutional marks. [08646] $50.00
To this day, the auction is considered historic in the chronicles of collecting
events

38. [REIFSNYDER] Colonial Furniture -the Superb
Collection of the late Howard Reifsnyder, including signed pieces by Philadelphia
Cabinetmakers... New York; American Art Association: April 24th-27th,
1929.

One of the most important sales of American furniture, and extremely well-timed as
well. Howard Reifsnyder was a wealthy Philadelphia wool merchant whose taste turned to the
antiquarian. He collected books, oriental ceramics & rugs, and American colonial
furniture and arts. He did all this at a time, in a place, and with an enthusiasm and
knowledge, which made it possible for him to assemble one of the finest collections of
American colonial furniture ever made.

Reifsnyder was generous with his knowledge and his antiques- his home was always open
to the student, scholar and connoisseur, and he lent his treasures freely to museums, with
the consequence that by the time he died his collection was known and envied throughout
Americana collecting circles.

For four days collectors battled each other in the halls of the American Art
Association as Major Parke knocked down lot after lot for staggering prices. The height
was reached by the Van Pelt family highboy which was coveted by both Hearst and Du Pont,
with Du Pont (using the name H.F. Winthrop) finally winning for a record-setting $44,000.

As Towner sums it all up in The Elegant Auctioneers,
It took the explosive Howard Reifsnyder sale of April, 1929 to broadcast the
fact that a highboy made in colonial Philadelphia could be worth as much as a
secretaire a abattant made for Marie Antoinette... In the giddy antique market
of that Spring the Reifsnyder doings were a revelation, the repercussions wide and
long-lasting. Native works of skilled craftsmen gained immeasurable prestige, and to this
day, the auction is considered historic in the chronicles of collecting events. Forthwith,
in the 1929 spenders gambol, colonial highboys became the quarry of the house-proud
and the stylish. Authentic pieces were called priceless, their value multiplied; and the
AAA was credited, if not with the discovery of America, at least with its multitudinous
exploitation. Card covers. 7.5"x11", 275 pages, 717 lots, many b/w
illustrations. Some wear, spine base chipped, light covers soil, front hinge beginning to
separate and very tender. [08682] $600.00

39. [RUBIN / SACK] A Collection of American &
English Furniture & Embellishments sold by order of A. Rubin, Boston, Mass. [bound with] Early American
Furniture, Fine American Silver by Prominent Silversmiths...The Property of Israel Sack.
New York; Anderson Galleries: February 1-2, 1929 [and] New York; American Art Association:
October 15-17, 1931. Sale 3915. An uncommon and nice Boston collectors catalog bound
together with one of Sacks more noted sales of furniture and silver. Hardcover.
7.5x10, 97 pages, 309 lots [and] 135 pages, 500 lots; b/w illustrations; Sack
sale priced in pencil; both catalogs bound together in green cloth without the original
paper covers; light wear, a little soil, cloth covers with some soil and smudges. [08648]
$150.00

41. [STOKES] Early Pennsylvania & Other Colonial
Furniture, Ironwork & Tinware, Pottery and Pewter, From the Collection of the Late J.
Stogdell Stokes, Philadelphia. New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries: March
20th, 1948. Sale 947. The auction of an important collection of Pennsylvania antiques.
Stokes was the Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, restored the Daniel Boone
Homestead near Reading, PA, and was an authority on windsor chairs. His windsors are
included in this catalog, along with many other fine early pieces. Softcover.
6.5x9.5, 64 pages, 228 lots, b/w illustrations; spine faded, light wear, a
little soil. [08645] $50.00

44. [TRUMBULL-SILLIMAN / WILLIAMS] Early American
Furniture...Including the Trumbull-Silliman Heirlooms, Sold by Order of the Present Owner
G.W.F. Blanchfield (&c.) [bound with] The Private Collection of Lenore Wheeler Williams... from Great
Hearth, Her Summer Residence near Concord, N.H.
[bound with] Fine English Furniture Mainly of the
Carolean, Queen Anne & Georgian Periods...Collected by S. Vernon Mann, Great Neck,
Long Island. All New York; American Art Association- February 21,
1931, Sale 3890; March 20-21, 1931, Sale 3897 [and] January 29-30, 1932. Sale 3947. The
first sale was a bit of an anomaly for AAA at the time- a sale strictly devoted to
American furniture and accessories which was not even close to being a single owner sale;
it also included an important historic George Washington clock sold by order of
the owner, Comtesse dHautpoul, Paris, and antiques from the collections
of Col. J. Philip Benkard, William R. Powell, and Elisha W. McGuire. The Mann sale
included a very nice selection of fine English furniture. Hardcover. 7.5x10.5,
76 pages, 243 lots; 121 pages, 517 lots, [and] 127 pages, 401 lots; all with b/w
illustrations; light soil, covers with light soil. [08653] $125.00

45. [TYLER] Americana, Comprising Prints, Marine
Paintings, Furniture, Silver, Glass, together with English Decorative Porcelains and Fine
Table Services from the Estate of the Late Charles Hitchcock Tyler, Boston, Mass.
New York; American Art Association: March 30-April 1, 1933. Sale 4031. An early member of
the Walpole Society, Charles Hitchcock Tyler was a noted collector of Americana and
decorative arts. This was the second sale of his collections, the first sale having been
held at the AAA in January (the January sale had been more heavily oriented towards
furniture). Hardcover. 6.5x9.5, 115 pages, 774 lots, b/w illustrations; bound
into green cloth with the original softcovers bound in. A nice copy. [08651] $45.00

46. [WEIL / MASON] Henry V. Weil Collection of Early
American Furniture [bound with] Fine Early American Glass from the Private Collection of
Herbert Delavan Mason, Tulsa, Oklahoma [bound
with] Collection of Eighteenth Century English
Furniture (&c.) Sold by order of David A. Bernstein, Sound Beach, Conn.
New York; National Art Galleries: May 12-13, 1932. Sale 53 [and] New York; American Art
Association: December 17, 1932. Sale 4010 [and] New York; Silos: January 22-24,
1931. An interesting trio- Henry V. Weil was a noted New York dealer whose stock included
much very fine material; this auction was a retirement sale. The Mason sale was the
dispersal of an important early collection of American glass. David A. Bernstein was an
antique dealer from Connecticut. Hardcover. 6x9, 743 lots, b/w plates,
penciled prices; 64 pages, 308 lots, b/w illustrations, penciled prices; 60 pages, 317
lots, b/w illustrations, penciled prices. All three catalogs bound into cloth, with the
original paper covers intact; light cover wear. [08649] $125.00

48. [BOURLIER-COLLARD] French Provencal Furniture and
Works of Art from the Regence Period to the Age of Romanticism, Collection of Andre
Bourlier-Collard, Paris. New York; American Art Association: February
13-14, 1931. A delightful early auction featuring Consular and Empire-era furniture and
decorations. Softcover. 7.5x10.5, 82 pages, 421 lots, b/w illustrations; light
wear, a little soil, number on cover. [08531] $35.00

49. [CULLEN / MAXWELL] Fine XVIII Century French
Furniture, Early English Silver, Objets dArt, Property of Mrs. Dorsey Cullen (Mrs.
George T. Maxwell) and George L. Maxwell, New York and Paris. New
York; Parke-Bernet Galleries: January 27-28, 1939. A discriminating collection put
together by the Maxwells and their son, also a noted collector. It included fine
furniture, including the work of many fine Ebenistes, early English and French silver, and
other accessories. Softcover. 7x10.5, 150 pages, 415 lots, b/w illustrations;
covers worn and somewhat soiled; a little internal soil. [08533] $25.00

50. [JOHNSON] Highly Important French Furniture,
Decorations, and Extremely Fine Continental Porcelain, The Property of Mr. and Mrs. Deane
Johnson of Bel Air, California. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet:
December 9, 1972. Anytime you have an auction catalog with more pages than lots you know
you have a nice collection. This superb assemblage includes stupendous furniture and
decorations. How about an ormolu-mounted console table from Marie Antoinettes
furnishings at Versailles? Thats here, and whole lot more... Hardcover.
8.5x11, 171 pages, 115 lots, b/w and color illustrations; prices realised
sheet stapled to endpaper. Light cover soil, institutional stamp on endpaper, binding
crack. [08535] $40.00

51. [KECK] The Keck Collection from La Lanterne, Bel
Air, California. New York; Sothebys: December 5-6, 1991. The
contents of the faux French Château built by oil-heir Howard Keck. A number of records
were set by the museum-quality French furniture, Continental porcelains, marbles and
silver, and other French decorations. Quite simply one of the best private collections of
French furniture to come under the hammer in years. Hardcover. 8.5x11, about
300 pages, 293 lots, color illustrations and folding plates; dj; a near fine copy. [08552]
$85.00

52. [KLEINBERGER] French XVIII Century Furniture &
Decorations, Collected by Mr. & Mrs. F. Kleinberger. New York;
American Art Association: November 19, 1932. This fine and well-rounded collection was
formed in the first decades of the 20th century when the Kleinbergers lived in Paris, and
shopped with dealers such as Lucien Israel, and Eugene Kraemer. Their collection included
the works of some master Paris ebenistes, enhanced by the skill of the tapestry
weavers of Aubusson and Beauvais, as well as bronze groups attributed to
Antoine Coysevox, and stucco groups by Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, purchased at the Carpeaux
sale of 1913. A refined and elegant sale. Softcover. 7.5x10.5, 47 pages, 121
lots, b/w illustrations; light wear, a little soil; number on cover and title page.
[08530] $35.00

53. A Private Collection of French Decorative Arts...
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: February 27-March 1, 1975. A wide-ranging collection of
very fine antiques, including furniture, faience, paintings, glass, carpets, and more.
There are arts from England and other European countries as well as France, and some
Oriental antiques as well. Softcover. 9x9, about 100 pages, 717 lots, b/w
illustrations; a nice copy. [08534] $25.00

62. [GEORGIAN SILVER] Important Silver.
New York; Sothebys: June 16, 1982. A nice auction of mostly Georgian silver.
Highlights included a silver-gilt George III tankard with grapes & bacchanals, a Paul
Storr Royal silver-gilt seal box, a set of George III ambassadorial triangular-shaped
dishes, a George I octagonal tea kettle on stand, and more. Softcover. 8.5x9,
about 40 pages, 85 lots, b/w and several color illustrations; prices realized list stapled
to title page; light wear. [08418] $20.00

63. [GUEST] Important Silver from the Collection of
Mr. and Mrs. Winston F.C. Guest and other owners. New York;
Sothebys: June 17, 1981. A very fine auction of English, German and a little French
silver, with much pre-Georgian material. Highlights included a James I shell-shaped spice
box, George I andirons, a Commonwealth tankard, a Paul Storr presentation vase, a George
IV silver-gilt Portland Vase wine cooler, and much more. Softcover. 8.5x9,
about 75 pages, 91 lots, b/w and several color illustrations; prices realized list stapled
to title page; light wear. [08417] $35.00

65. Highly Important Early English Silver.
London; Christies: June 21, 1967. An auction of very fine silver including an
Elizabethan silver gilt tazza, a William & Mary oblong mirror, set of 6 George II
candlesticks in the form of draped women, and much more. Softcover. 7x9.5, 44
pages plus 36 b/w plates, 2 folding; 134 lots; prices realised list stapled inside the
front cover; light water stain and ripple along the top and bottom. [08413] $20.00

67. The Lafayette Vase. New York;
Sotheby Parke Bernet: June 6, 1980. The auction of a magnificent and ornate silver gilt
presentation krater-form vase made by Jacques Henri Fauconnier and presented to Lafayette
by the Gardes Nationales in 1835. The vase has a variety of panels and figures
representing allegorical figures and scenes from Lafayettes life. It is now in the
Gilbert Collection. Softcover. 8.5x9, 12 pages, color and b/w illustrations; a
nice copy. [08406] $25.00

68. [de LAMERIE] Highly Important English Silver by
Paul de Lamerie and other Makers, English Miniature Silver, Vertu, from a Distinguished
New York Private Collection. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: June 4,
1974. An auction of very fine silver by de Lamerie, Storr and others. Softcover.
8.5x9, 65 pages, 88 lots, 1 color and many b/w illustrations; prices realized
list stapled to title page; light wear. [08419] $35.00

69. [NOBLE] Highly Important Old English &
Scottish Gold & Silver. The Property of The Rt. Hon. Michael Noble, M.P.
London; Christies: December 13, 1967. Very fine Georgian and Regency silver, as well
as a George II Royal Race Prize teapot in gold, and a 1705 Queen Anne Royal Race Cup and
cover, also in solid gold. Nice bric a brac for sure. Softcover. 7x9.5, 29
pages plus 2 color and 46 lots; prices realized stapled inside the front cover; a nice
copy. [08411] $35.00

70. [PRINCESS ROYAL COLLECTION] Important Old English
Silver, The Property of Her Late Royal Highness The Princess Royal, and others.
London; Christies: July 6, 1966. Includes a George I Ambassadorial table service
(which was actually the property of Dorothy Killam). Softcover. 7x9.5, 43
pages plus 22 b/w plates, 1 folding; prices realized list stapled inside the front cover;
light wear. [08414] $25.00

71. A Private Collection of English and Scottish
Silver. New York; Sothebys: April 23, 1993. A fine selection of
Queen Anne and Georgian silver with a James I silver-gilt wine cup and an Elizabethan
silver-mounted tigerware jug thrown in as well. Nice stuff. Softcover. 8x10.5,
36+ pages, 90 lots (numbered 239 thru 329), b/w and some color illustrations; light wear.
[08683] $25.00 An Outstanding Collection, Much of Which had Been on Loan to the V&A-

72. [SWAYTHLING HEIRLOOMS] Catalogue of the Renowned
Collection of Silversmiths Work formed by the Right Hon. Montagu, First Lord
Swaythling, being part of the Swaythling Heirlooms. London; Christie,
Manson & Woods: May 6-7, 1924. The bulk of the collection has for many years
been exhibited on loan at the Victoria and Albert Museum. An outstanding and
select collection of early English silver work. Samuel Montagu (1832-1911), founded the
banking firm Samuel Montagu and Company, and was a member of the Gold and Silver
Commission, and Parliament, as well as being an active member of many Jewish charities and
institutions. He was made a peer in 1907. Hardcover. 6.25x10, 51 pages plus 20
photogravure plates; 134 lots; card covers, covers somewhat rubbed and with some soil;
contents nice. [08636] $125.00

73. [BOHANNON] Fine Jewels. Various owners, including
Estate of the Late James A. Bohannon. New York; Parke-Bernet
Galleries: September 18, 1969. James Bohannon was an early auto industry pioneer, and
later founded the Carling Brewing Company. His collection included diamond and other
jewelry, mostly 20th century. Softcover. 7x10, 53 pages, 171 lots, b/w
illustrations; prices realized list stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08405] $20.00

74. [BOYLE, et al] Important Gold Boxes, The property
of Miss Mary A. Boyle, the Covington/ReQua Family Trust, and others.
New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries: November 20th, 1970. A magnificent selection; I was
going to list highlights, but there are too many to know where to start, so Im just
going to go back to looking at the pictures. Softcover. 7x10, 83 pages, 83
lots, b/w and several color illustrations; prices realized list stapled to the title page;
light wear. [08420] $40.00

77. Important Gold Boxes and Objects of Vertu.
Monaco; Sotheby Parke Bernet: November 29, 1975. An auction of fabulous gold boxes and a
smattering of other vertu from the collections of Mrs. Charles E. Dunlap, the late Baron
Maximilien de Goldschmidt-Rothschild, the Baronne de Becker Comtesse dAubigny of
Monaco, and others. Softcover. 7x9.5, 103 pages, 155 lots, all lots
illustrated, most in color; light wear, spine head damage. [08408] $35.00

81. [CAPODIMONTE] Important Continental Porcelain.
London; Christies: March 25, 1968. An auction of great European ceramics including
fine Meissen, but the standout piece was a rare Capodimonte group of rabbit hunters, the
only other known example of which was in the Blohm Collection; it sold for $22,500.
Softcover. 7x9.5, 52 pages plus 1 color and 17 b/w plates; 176 lots; prices
realised sheet stapled inside the front cover; institutional stamp on cover. [08528]
$25.00

82. [CHELSEA] European Ceramics.
New York; Sothebys: March 3, 1981. A nice selection of English and Continental
porcelains. Includes a rare Chelsea Large allegorical group of
Liberality and Modesty -Gold Anchor Period, illustrated
in a full-page color plate. I dont know about Modesty- both these
figures are female, well-proportioned, and barely-clothed; but hey, what do I know about
English ceramics? Softcover. 8.5x9.5, about 75 pages, 422 lots; 1 color and
many b/w illustrations; prices realised list stapled to title page; near fine. [08506]
$20.00

91. [McKEARIN COLLECTION] Early American Glass, The
Private Collection of George S. McKearin -Part One [and] Part Two.
New York; Anderson Galleries: April 22-23, 1931 [and] January 6-7, 1932. The auction of
the collection of the noted glass expert, filled with rarities. Items from the collection
had been exhibited at the Third International Antiques Exposition at the Grand Central
Palace in San Francisco the year before. Softcover. 2 volumes. 7"x10.5", b/w
illustrations; 92 pages, 351 lots [and] 90 pages, 360 lots; Both volumes ex-Norfolk
Library with small stamps on the covers; Vol. 1 with some cover and spine wear; Volume 2
clean and neat. [08432] $150.00

96. [MEISSEN] Good European Ceramics.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: February 22-23, 1974. A nice selection of ceramics. The
Meissen includes miniature animals and birds and other figures, a pair of ormolu-mounted
Bullfinch candelabra ($16,000) and a pair of ormolu-mounted Kakiemon vases ($10,000).
Softcover. 8.5x9.5, 95 pages, 470 lots, many b/w illustrations; prices
realised list stapled to title page; near fine. [08508] $20.00

97. [MEISSEN] Good European Ceramics.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: June 20, 1974. The highlight of the sale was a rare
ca.1728 Meissen Chinoiserie tankard and cover which sold for $13,000. Softcover.
8.5x9, 60 pages, 246 lots, b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to
the title page. [08529] $20.00

98. [MEISSEN] Important European Porcelain.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: March 8, 1979. A feast for the Meissen lover, with
rarities galore, including a Hausmaler armorial tankard mounted in silver gilt and many
rare figures, including a set of Italian comedy figures modeled by Peter Reinike for the
Duke of Weissenfels. Softcover. 8.5x9.5, about 80 pages, 243 lots, many color
and b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; light wear. [08509]
$25.00

100. [NANTGARW] Fine English and Welsh Porcelain.
London; Christies: February 27, 1967. This auction included a rare Nantgarw library
writing set (illustrated) decorated in the Sevres style, the only such complete set known.
It was originally ordered by the Duke of Marlborough. Softcover. 6x9.5, 43
pages plus 7 b/w plates; prices realized list stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08425]
$20.00

101. [ROCKEFELLER COLLECTION] Important European
Porcelain, Pottery and Objects of Vertu. A Collection Formed by Nelson A. Rockefeller.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: April 11, 1980. Opening at random I find a rare Chelsea
pigeon tureen and cover, a Nymphenburg group of Love Among the Ruins, a
monumental set of 4 Meissen vases representing The Elements, and a
Sevres Etruscan-motif Breast Bowl, one of 4 made for Maire Antoinettes
dairy. Hardcover. 9x9.5, about 200 pages, 260 lots, color and b/w
illustrations, dj; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; light wear. [08730] $40.00

108. [WORCESTER] Fine English Pottery and Porcelain.
London; Christies: July 1, 1968. This auction included some fine Worcester from the
collection of Mrs. D.S.S. Gundry, including a rare Giles-decorated hot milk jug and cover
which sold to the Antique Porcelain Company for $7,000, and a yellow ground oval dish
formed as a basket with vines & leaves which sold to Frank Tilley for $2,000.
Softcover. 6x9.5, 40 pages, plus 5 b/w plates; 165 lots; prices realised sheet
stapled inside the front cover; a nice copy. [08523] $20.00

112. [MACY] The V. Everit Macy Collection, including
Rare and Important Persian and Mesopotamian Pottery, Persian and Indian Miniatures,
Persian Brocades and Velvet Carpets... New York; American Art
Association: January 6-8th, 1938. The auction of the collection of this noted collector, a
Trustee and Benefactor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Macy was one of the pioneering
collectors of Middle Eastern arts in America, and assembled a unique collection of
rarities. Softcover. 7.5x10.5, 169 pages, 584 lots, b/w illustrations; light
wear, a nice copy. [08386] $125.00

113. [REIFSNYDER] Oriental Art, Oil
Paintings...Collection of the Late Howard Reifsnyder, Philadelphia.
New York; American Art Association: April 20-23, 1929. The first of several sales which
dispersed the collections of this noted connoisseur of fine American furniture, books, and
Oriental ceramics & carpets, Although the catalog to the sale of his American
furniture [see #38] is today the most desirable and famous catalog from these sales, the
Reifsnyder collection of Oriental rugs and porcelains is not to be sneezed at. It was put
together with the help of noted Philadelphia connoisseur Samuel S. Laird, and some of the
pieces came from the Waggaman and Laird collections. Card covers. 7.5x11, 157+
pages, 611 lots, b/w illustrations; light cover wear, a few minor chips. [08673] $125.00

123. The Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts, with
emphasis on the Arts and Crafts Movement and on signed or documented pieces...
London; Christies: July 18, 1968. Included a massive inlaid oak sideboard designed
by Bruce Talbot, a high Victorian painted Gothic bookcase, and much more period designer
furniture; a few other Very Victorian decorations -a splendid small auction catalog.
Softcover. 6x9.5, 43 pages plus 18 b/w plates; prices realized sheet stapled
to title page; a nice copy. [08385] $25.00

124. American Decorative and Historical Prints.
Property of Various Owners. New York; Sothebys: January 29,
1982. This auction included many Audubon and after-Audubon prints, some fine Currier &
Ives prints, and many other important examples. Softcover. 8.5x9.5, 83 pages,
251 lots, b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; a nice copy.
[08561] $25.00

125. American Historical Documents, Letters and Books,
Property of Heritage Foundation, Deerfield, Massachusetts. New York;
Parke-Bernet Galleries: November 17, 1964. A truly remarkable auction of a private
collection donated to the Heritage Foundation and sold to raise funds for its preservation
programs. Included were the personal papers of Lord Grenville regarding the Stamp Act, the
original manuscript report of the commissioners of the Annapolis Convention (precursor to
the Constitutional Convention), and nice Washington items, including a long handwritten
1778 letter explaining his opposition to invading Canada, his copy of the first official
printing of the Constitution with his handwritten correction, and his copies of the first
Acts of Congress. Softcover. 7.5x10, 57 pages, 157 lots, b/w illustrations,
some wear; prices realized list stapled to title page. [08401] $25.00

126. American Paintings, Books &
Manuscripts...Auction Sale to be Held at the British Embassy, Washington D.C., on the
Occasion of the Washington National Symphony Ball Weekend. New York;
Parke-Bernet Sotheby: December 5, 1970. Sale 3129. An interesting auction, with an
emphasis on politicians and others with a connection to Washington, D.C. Included a rare
copy of the first draft of the Constitution which sold for $19,000. Softcover.
7x10, 45 pages, 100 lots; b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to
title page; light wear. [08619] $20.00

127. [BIDDLE PAPERS] The Alexander Biddle Papers-
American Historical Autographs (&c) -Third and Final Part. New
York; Parke-Bernet: November 16-17, 1943. This Biddle sale included more than 50 lots of
historically important letters from John Adams, many quoted in full or part. Softcover.
7x10.5, 122 pages, 294 lots, b/w facsimiles; some wear. [08400] $25.00

128. [CARSON] The Hampton L. Carson Collection of
Engraved Portraits of Gen. George Washington. Philadelphia; Stan V.
Henkels: January 21-22, 1904. The first auction of a number of sales which dispersed the
enormous Carson Collection; there were four parts to the print sale of which this was the
first, and only, part devoted to Washington portraits. This included St. Memins
personal collection of proof mezzotints of his portraits of Washington, and his original
physionotrace of Washington. Softcover. 8x11, 173 pages, 1,085 lots, many b/w
plates; covers with some wear and soil, tips thumbed and spine partially chipped at the
base; contents with light soil, but nice. [08402] $175.00

129. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of
Americana... Boston; Sullivan Bros. & Libbie: May 24-25, 1883.
Consisting of New England and western town, county and state histories, early
American travels and explorations, books on the American Indians, scarce pamphlets, etc.,
etc. Softcover. 6x9.5, 54 pages, 1024 lots; original paper covers
glued along the spine into heavier card covers (soiled), catalog with minor soil &
wear. [08397] $25.00

130. Graphic Americana. New York;
Sotheby Parke Bernet: December 18, 1973. An auction including historical views, portraits,
maps, atlases, maps & views of the West Indies, a series of plates from the Elephant
Folio of Audubons Birds of America, and drawings and watercolors by
Augustus Kollner, a Philadelphia lithographer. Softcover. 8.5x9, 32 pages, 148
lots, b/w illustrations; prices realised sheet stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08560]
$25.00

131. [HINDLEY, et al] Prints of Our Forefathers.
Decorative Historical Americana From Colonial Days to the Post-Civil War Era.
New York; American Art Association / Anderson Galleries: April 4th, 1935. Sale 4168. An
auction of outstanding and rare naval, historical and view prints. Includes several rare
Washington prints, including a London 1785 print of GW with his horse, rare 1800 prints of
GW & Family, etc. Includes material from the collections of Charles T. Hindley and
A.E. Norton of New York, Charles H. Fish of Boston, and others. Softcover.
6.5x9.5, 45 pages, 188 lots, b/w illustrations; a nice copy. [08551] $35.00

132. [MANSON] Catalogue of the American Historical
Library Collection of Alfred S. Manson, Boston, Mass. Part 1 [and] Part 2.
Boston; C.F. Libbie & Co.: February 14-17, 1899 [and] March 14-17, 1899. A massive
collection relating to all facets of New England history- In completeness as a
collection of New England history, no library like it has ever passed through our rooms
nor sold elsewhere in Boston. 2 vols. Softcover. 6x9, 507 pages,
4,797 lots; original paper covers; covers worn, with a dampstain and some chips; pages of
Vol.2 with a very, very slight wave, but otherwise internally these are really
very nice. Ownership signature of E.G. Smith on the cover of Vol.1, with a pencil note
inside the front cover- I had a conversation with Mr. Manson regarding this
sale. He expressed dis-satisfaction with the prices realized. He said many of the
items went ridiculously low. On the whole, it seemed to me that they fetched a fair
price. [08398] $75.00

133. [ALMA-TADEMA -FUNT COLLECTION] The Allen Funt
Collection of Thirty-five Important Works by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
London; Sothebys Belgravia: November 6th, 1973. Alma-Tadema was famous in the
Victorian art world for his meticulously-detailed paintings of ancient Rome and other
poetical locales, enlivened by semi-nude women. Like other things Victorian, he was
largely forgotten in the 20th century until Allen Funt, of Candid Camera fame, began
collecting his works. Softcover. 8x8, about 75 pages, 35 lots, each
illustrated in color; prices realized list stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08368]
$35.00

135. Catalogue of Engravings and Curiosities, Rare
Plates...Chromos, etc. New York; Bangs, Merwin & Co.: December 14,
1874. An auction of engravings and other prints, plus miscellaneous furniture, antiquities
and curiosities, by New Yorks oldest book auction firm. Bangs was bought by the
Anderson Galleries in 1903. Softcover. 5.5x9, 8 pages; self-wraps; light soil
and a bit fragile. [08635] $45.00

136. [COZENS] Catalogue of Seven Sketch Books by John
Robert Cozens (formerly in the Collection of William Beckford).
London; Sotheby & Co.: November 29th, 1973. The dismemberment and sale of seven
sketchbooks made by Cozens in Italy during a trip there in 1782-3. Softcover.
7x9.5, 64 pages plus 1 color and 47 b/w plates; prices realized list stapled
to title page; a nice copy. [08367] $35.00

137. [DOBELL] Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings from
the studio of Sir William Dobell. Sydney; Sotheby & Co.: November
19th, 1973. Paintings and drawings from the studio of the noted Australian artist.
Softcover. 7x9.5, about 175 pages, 126 lots, b/w and some color illustrations;
near fine. [08366] $20.00

138. [DODGE COLLECTION] Important 19th and 20th
Century American Paintings and Bronzes from the Collection of the Late Geraldine
Rockefeller Dodge. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: October 31st, 1975.
Primarily bronzes, with many American Western pieces & fine American historical
bronzes by Borglum, Saint-Gaudens and French, including Frenchs bronze working model
for the statue of a seated Lincoln which he carved in marble for the Lincoln Memorial.
Softcover. 8.5x9.5, about 125 pages, 130 lots, profusely illustrated on color
and b/w; prices realized list stapled to title page; light wear. [08372] $40.00

139. [DONNE COLLECTION] The T.E. Donne Collection of
New Zealand Watercolours, Drawings, Artifacts and Natural History Specimens...
London; Sotheby & Co.: November 1st, 1973. Donne [1860-1954] served in governmental
posts connected with New Zealand tourism, and developed a very fine collection of New
Zealandiana. Softcover. 7x9.5, 95 pages, 179 lots, b/w illustrations; price
sheet stapled to title page. [08365] $40.00

140. [FLINT -MITCHELL COLLECTION] Catalogue of the
Arthur Mitchell Collection of Drypoints by Sir William Russell Flint.
London; Sotheby & Co.: October 25th, 1973. An interesting collection of works by the
noted watercolorist and printmaker, illustrating many rare proof states of his prints.
Softcover. 8x10, 44 pages, 164 lots, b/w illustrations; prices realized
stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08364] $40.00

143. [KIMBELL COLLECTION] Important American Western
Paintings and Watercolors From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Kimbell, Fort Worth,
Texas. New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: October 16th, 1974. The sale
consisted entirely of the works of Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington, and Charles Russell.
Softcover. 8.5x9, 52 pages, 25 lots, all lots illustrated, most in color;
prices realized stapled to title page. [08370] $25.00

144. [LINDNEUX] Collection of Paintings by Robert
Lindneux. Los Angeles; Sotheby Parke Bernet: March 4th, 1974. Lindneux
[1871-1970] was, if perhaps not as talented as Russell or Bateman, just as self-confident
and prolific, chronicling the Great American West and its wildlife. Softcover.
8x8, about 75 pages, 73 lots, all illustrated in b/w; a nice copy. [08369]
$25.00

147. [STENZEL COLLECTION] Fine American Western
Paintings. The Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Franz Stenzel. Los
Angeles; Sotheby Parke Bernet: June 24th, 1980. Paintings and drawings by a wide variety
of artists from this noted collection. The Stenzels also gave major donations to the
Montana Historical Society and Yale. Softcover. 9x9, 213 lots, b/w and some
color illustrations; prices realized list stapled to title page; a nice copy. [08371]
$30.00

150. [Zuccaro] The Life of Taddeo Zuccaro by Federico
Zuccaro from the Collection of the British Rail Fund [with] Drawings by Taddeo and
Federico Zuccaro and Other Artists from the Collection of the British Rail Fund.
New York; Sothebys: January 11, 1990. Twin sales featuring the work of this noted
pair of brothers. Taddeo [1529-1566] was a Mannerist painter most noted for his ambitious
frescoes; Federico [1542-1609] took over his brothers studio, and worked as a
painter and architect. Many of the drawings in both auctions appear to have been intended
as working drawings for frescoes or other decorative projects. 2 vols. Hardcover.
8.5x11, 59 + 81 pages, 62 lots, color illustrations; both volumes with dust
jackets, light wear; endpaper corners clipped. [08684] $45.00

156. [STRADAVARIUS] Important Musical Instruments.
New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet: June 26, 1979. Marquis de Champeaux Strad, as
well as many other very fine antique violins; also a teo-manual harpsichord by Jacob
Kirkman, London- 1767. Softcover. 8.5x9, 67 pages, 186 lots, many b/w and some
color illustrations; prices realized stapled to title page. [08389] $20.00

157. [CLOCKS] The Justice Warren Shepro Collection of
Clocks. New York; Sothebys: April 26, 2001. A superb collection
of English and French clocks from this noted collection. Shepro was the President of the
American branch of the Antiquarian Horological Society and the second American admitted to
membership in the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Hardcover. 8.5x11, 156
pages, 145 lots, color and b/w illustrations, dj; near fine. [08553] $25.00

159. [PANELING] Fine English and American Furniture,
Rugs and Silver, Property of Charles Roberson of London, Estate of Augustus Lukeman,
A.N.A., Mrs. George R. Van Reed, and others. New York; American Art
Association: October 3-5, 1935. Sale 4187. This sale included the fine interior material
including a handsome English 18th century elaborately carved pine and marble mantel, and
the richly-carved mid-18th century pine panels and fittings from a room at St.
Monicas Priory in Spettisbury. Softcover. 6.5x9.5, 130 pages, 612 lots,
b/w illustrations; covers soiled and a bit worn. [08558] $35.00